Ukrainian drone downs enemy quadcopter in sneak attack from above
The footage was captured in the area of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, a front line area in the east of Ukraine where fierce fighting has been raging in recent days.
The video shows a view over a Russian quadcopter drone. The operator sneaks up on the enemy drone from above and then descends sharply, smashing the enemy drone’s rotors.
As a result, the Russian drone was downed, while the Ukrainian one stayed in the air and ready for its next tasks – or perhaps even battles.
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Both Ukraine and Russia use small commercial drones to adjust artillery fire and to carry out reconnaissance of enemy lines.
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In two similar incidents in October and November, video circulating on social media showed Ukrainian drones attacking Russian ones – again apparently knocking them out of the sky by colliding with their rotors.
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